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Finished, suppressing irritation though it had been severely jeopardised (10)

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I believe the answer is:

endangered

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'jeopardised' is the definition.
('endanger' can be a synonym of 'jeopardize')

'finished suppressing irritation' is the wordplay.
'finished' becomes 'ended' (similar in meaning).
'suppressing' is an insertion indicator.
'irritation' becomes 'anger'.
'ended' enclosing 'anger' is 'ENDANGERED'.

'though it had been severely' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for endangered that I've seen before include "Like some species" , "Vulnerable" , "Threatened" , "in a perilous situation" , "put at risk" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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